Barry Zito

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barry Zito
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 13, 1978(1978-05-13)
Age	46
Birthplace	Las Vegas
Country	United States
Birth City	Nevada
Horoscope	Taurus

Barry Zito Biography

Barry Zito is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 13, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Three- time All-Star MLB pitcher who won the 2002 AL Cy Young Award with the Oakland Athletics.

He was at peace with He was relieved by Tim Lincecum in the first game of the 2012 World Series. during the opening Game of the 2012 World Series.

Zito made his first Major League relief appearance on August 5 against the Padres due to an early exit by starter Noah Lowry and an overworked bullpen. He pitched a scoreless seventh inning. He recorded his first career run batted in (RBI) two days later against the Nationals’ Mike Bacsik, in the same game that Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th career home run.

Zito was born May 13, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Roberta (née Rosser; 1943-2008) and Joe Zito (1928-2013). He is of Italian descent. His parents were a show-business couple working for singer and pianist Nat King Cole and he had two sisters who were 9 and 13 years older than Barry. His family moved to San Diego, California, to help him concentrate on his baseball career, after he showed signs of promise from a very young age. His father, not knowing much about baseball, began reading books about pitching strategy and even stopped working to help coach his son. At the age of 12, Randy Jones, a former Cy Young Award winner, was hired by his father to give him lessons at $50 an hour. He transferred from El Cajon’s Grossmont High School, where he was the star pitcher, to University of San Diego High School, a Roman Catholic private school for his senior year. Zito received many league honors there, posting an 8-4 record with a 2.92 ERA, while racking up 105 strikeouts in just 85 innings.

He got married to He married Amber Seyer, former Miss Missouri winner, in 2012., who was a former Miss Missouri winner, in 2012.

Barry Zito Net Worth

Barry Zito is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Zito 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded first-team All-American awards when he pitched for USC.

He was the winner of World Series Championships with the San Francisco Giants in 2010 and 2012.

On August 28, Zito earned his 19th win of the season against the Kansas City Royals. However, he lost his bid for a perfect game in the sixth inning when Neifi Pérez singled with one out. Zito gave credit to Pérez. “I wasn’t pitching to maintain a no-hitter or something”, Zito said. “I left the ball up over the middle to Pérez, and he hit it up the middle. It was a good piece of hitting.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Barry Zito Dating?

According to our records, Barry Zito married to Amber Seyer. As of December 1, 2023, Barry Zito’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1999, Zito began his professional career with the Visalia Oaks, Oakland’s A team. He went 3–0 with a 2.45 ERA in eight starts. He struck out 62 in ​40 ⁄3 innings. Zito was promoted to the Midland RockHounds, and went 2–1 with a 4.91 ERA to finish the AA schedule. He then got one start for the AAA Vancouver Canadians, allowing a lone run with six strikeouts in six innings.

Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barry Zito celebrates birthday on May 13 of every year.

From 2000 through 2004 with the Athletics, Zito, Hudson, and Mulder were known as the “Big Three.” Of the three, Zito had the highest single-season win total and was the only one to win the Cy Young Award. Zito’s .618 winning percentage is 10th all-time in Athletics history. His 6.896 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ranks seventh, his 1,096 strikeouts rank eighth, and his 222 games started rank 10th. Zito also holds a couple more dubious positions on Oakland’s list: his 148 home runs allowed rank fifth, and his 65 hit by pitches rank fourth (although he trails Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, and Rube Waddell in that category). Zito’s .821 winning percentage in 2002 is tied with Bender’s in 1910 for 10th among Athletics’ single-season totals. His 8.608 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched in 2001 rank seventh, and his 205 strikeouts in 2001 are tied for 10th (with Dave Stewart’s 1987 total and Todd Stottlemyre’s 1995 total).

Is Barry Zito related to Patrick Duffy?

Zito’s uncle is television actor Patrick Duffy, who was married to his maternal aunt. Zito is known for his idiosyncrasies and his offbeat personality.

Does Barry Zito have children?

Barry Zito is married to former Miss Missouri Amber Seyer. The couple married in 2011 and have three children together: Mars, Mercer and Rome. The pair adopted Mercer in 2017.

Is Barry Zito a Hall of Famer?

The A’s had a trio of pitchers eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in Tim Hudson, Barry Zito and Dan Haren , but only Hudson received enough votes to remain on the ballot in 2022.

Where does Barry Zito live now?

He and his wife Amber and their two children now live in Nashville , where Zito is studying music production and audio engineering.

How old is Patrick Duffey?

73 years (March 17, 1949)